[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 21 (Thursday, January 31, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 744]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-00386]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

[OMB No. 0970-0198]


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

    Proposed Projects:
    Title: FY 2020-2022 Child Care and Development Fund Plan for Tribes 
(ACF-118A)
    Description: The Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Plan (the 
Plan) for Tribes is required from each CCDF Lead agency in accordance 
with Section 658E of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 
1990 (CCDBG Act), as amended, CCDBG Act of 2014 (Pub. L. 113-186), and 
42 U.S.C 9858. The Plan, submitted on the ACF-118A, is required 
triennially, and remains in effect for three years. The Plan provides 
ACF and the public with a description of, and assurance about the 
States' and Territories' child care programs. These Plans are the 
applications for CCDF funds.
    This Notice is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The 
PRA requires Federal agencies to request approval from the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs (OIRA) for any information collection that will ask the same 
question of ten or more persons. The process includes publication of an 
initial Federal Register Notice (FRN) allowing 60 days for public 
comments on the initial plan for information collection, the 
publication of a second FRN allowing 30 days for public comment on the 
final proposed information collection, and review and approval by the 
OMB Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.
    The Office of Child Care (OCC) has revised the FY 2020-2022 CCDF 
Plan Preprint for Tribes to align with the CCDF Final Rule published on 
September 30, 2016. In making the revisions, consideration was given to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents. 
The revised document contains revisions to improve the accuracy and 
clarity of policy questions, definitions, and guidance in order to 
improve the quality of information that is collected.
    Consistent with the statute and regulations, ACF requests revisions 
of the ACF-118A to align with the requirements of the CCDF Final Rule.
    Respondents: Tribal CCDF Lead Agencies (260).

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
                   Instrument                        Number of     responses per     hours per     Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent       response          hours
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ACF--118A Part I (for all tribes)...............             260            0.33             120          15,420
ACF--118A Part II (for medium and large                      106            0.33             144           5,037
 allocation tribes only)........................
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 20,457.
    In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chap 35), the Administration for 
Children and Families is soliciting public comment on the specific 
aspects of the information collection described above. Copies of the 
proposed collection of information can be obtained and comments may be 
forwarded by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, 
Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW, 
Washington, DC 20201. Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. Email 
address: [email protected]. All requests should be identified 
by the title of the information collection.
    The Department specifically requests comments on: (a) Whether the 
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper 
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the 
information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information; (c) the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection 
of information on respondents, including through the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology. 
Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions submitted 
within 60 days of this publication.

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-00386 Filed 1-30-19; 8:45 am]
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